An audit released Thursday said Metro Councilwoman Judy Green ran the program and 12 of her relatives benefited.

The councilwoman said she has several issues with the report, including what she said are several factual errors.

"I wanted them to learn about being on time, the interview process and these skill sets," Green said.

Green was emotional as she discussed securing funds for a summer jobs program called the Green Clean Team.

A newly released Metro Louisville audit raised questions about how that money, part of a $55,000 Metro grant to the non profit Life Institute was spent.

The program was designed to give young people in Green's council district jobs, mostly cleanup or green environmental work.

"Everybody that interviewed got to work," Green said.

According to the audit, those employees included 12 of Green's relatives who received $3,580.

Green said only eight of her relatives, including children and foster children, were part of the program, as well as her husband, who she said helped supervise it, without pay, when she saw problems.

"My children and the foster children that live with me that live in District 1 just like my neighbor's child, just like my friends child down the street from me, so my children were participants," Green said.

Green said she did not consult the Metro ethics commission about her family participating because she didn't administer the program.

She said she was working three days a week as a dentist while it was going on.

A complaint to the Metro ethics tip line led the Louisville Metro Police Department public integrity unit to look at this case.

The investigating officer found no criminal activity, but stated the grant process lacked professionalism and appeared unethical.

Green said she found it troubling she was never interviewed by the public integrity unit.

The audit also found of the $55,000 of grant money, there was documentation for use of only $26,730 of that money.

The remaining $28,270, according to the audit, did not have sufficient documentation for its use.

The audit has been forwarded to the Jefferson County attorney's office for further review.